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April 12, 2006

Q: When did the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires play their first and final games at the Hampton Coliseum?

A: According to officials in Hampton, the Squires played their first game at the Coliseum on Thursday, Oct. 22, 1970, and their last game on Tuesday, April 6, 1976. They were then known as the New Virginia Squires. The team, which existed from 1970 to 1976, also played at the Norfolk Scope, the Richmond Coliseum, Richmond Arena, the Roanoke Civic Center and the Old Dominion University Field House. Future Basketball Hall of Famer Julius "Dr. J" Erving played for the Squires during the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons.

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